Hardik Pandya: We wanted to be ruthless on the field and relax later in the season

 

A "glad" Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya on Tuesday said his side's arrangement to be heartless on the field and loosen up post-game delivered rich profits as they thump Lucknow Super Giants by 62 hurries to turn into the main group to meet all requirements for the IPL end of the season games here.

Rookies GT guaranteed their spot in the last-four with 18 focuses from 12 games, while LSG are a nearby second with 16 focuses from 12 matches and need a success to get their play-off compartment.

"Ridiculously pleased with the young men. It is an incredible work to qualify before the fourteenth game in this association. We simply needed to be savage today, and loosen up post game," Hardik said at the post-match show function.

The success returned after to-back routs for GT and Hardik said his side gained some useful knowledge from their last game.

"Frankly, in the last game, we sort of felt that the game was over before it was finished. We were generally under tension in the wide range of various games that we won, and we felt that we'd polish off the last game with the sort of batting we had. That was learning we took," he said.

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"I generally feel that assuming you lose a game like the one we lost in our last game, we dominate and lose matches collectively. Indeed, we didn't do what we needed to do. We wrecked it, yet we wrecked it collectively."

Protecting 145, GT bowled out LSG for 82 in 13.5 overs and Hardik was brimming with acclaim for his bowling unit.

"Our bowlers did all that we requested from them, and we marked all containers today."

While LSG captain KL Rahul praised the presentation of his bowlers, he brought the pain on the batting unit for its less than impressive show.

"It seemed to be a precarious wicket, that is the manner by which it's played here for the last 2 or 3 games that we have played here. We realized it was a low-scoring game, we realized it was an interesting and testing pitch, we bowled all around well. Limiting a group under 150 on any pitch is excellent and the bowlers went about their business," Rahul said.

"We ought to have batted much better. A few unfortunate gave determinations, a run-out didn't help, great learning for us, ideally we can gain from a misfortune like this. Now and then you really want a tad of a suggestion to continue to turn up each game and continue to attempt to give our all," he said.

Afghan spinner Rashid Khan, who featured with the ball for GT with figures of 4 for 24, feels he in the end got his line and length on Tuesday, which was absent in the underlying few matches, bringing about less wickets for him.

"Those several games which went poorly was about my line and length. That was something I was absent in those games.

"The speed I bowl and activity I have, I can't bear to lose my line and length, it was tied in with zeroing in on hitting the right region. The wicket was assisting today with bob and turn, however generally it was tied in with bowling in the right regions," Rashid said.

Man-of-the-match Shubman Gill, who top-scored with an unbeaten 63 off 49 balls, was satisfied with his exhibition however said he confronted a touch of back issues during his thump.

He, be that as it may, precluded any serious issue with his back and hopes to be prepared for the following game.

"Continuously satisfying when you're there till the end and finish the game for your group. Not a many individuals allowed us an opportunity toward the beginning, however incredible to qualify now. The ground was delicate and I had a touch of back issues, however ideally it would be in every way fine by the following match," he said.